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Author Archives: Helen Epstein

HELEN EPSTEIN (www.helenepstein.com) is a veteran journalist. Her latest book is Getting Through It: My Year of Cancer during Covid.

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(Extra)ordinary Lexingtonians: Angelo Tortola 

by Helen Epstein September 12, 2023September 15, 2023

An Italian immigrant shares his family history and his secrets for growing fig trees here in Lexington.

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These three Lexington women have helped hundreds of Ukrainian refugees

by Helen Epstein August 3, 2023August 3, 2023

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